Hyundai Warranty
Do not buy a Hyundai under any circumstances. They do not honor their warranty and do everything they can to avoid paying for repairs. I am incurring over $400 of repairs for an item that I have had prevuis issues with on my 2007 Sonata but just when the warranty expires they make stuff up to stick the repair on me.
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No manufacturer is going to provide ongoing free support on a vehicle once the warranty expires. They may provide one or two free goodwill repairs for loyal customers (again, good to have a relationship with the dealer) but they will cut ties eventually. Once the car hits 60,000 miles (or 5 years old) the bumper-to-bumper is gone. When you hit 100,000 miles (or 10 years) the powertrain is gone and Hyundai has no further warranty obligation to the customer at all. You are on your own. If you purchased the car second-hand, 5yr/60K is all you get. The 10/100 warranty doesn't transfer to the second or subsequent owner.
Just because a problem is ongoing, and fixed several times under warranty, doesn't mean it will continue to be fixed for free forever. It just indicates a weak point with the car that is important to note if you keep the car past the warranty.
Perhaps you can save money by finding a reliable independent mechanic. Cheaper parts and cheaper labor.
Can you cite some examples of where that has happened, please? Because it's illegal for a car company to deny warranty coverage under those circumstances.
As long as the owner can provide evidence of the manufacturer's required maintenance being followed (e.g. maintenance log and receipts for parts), that's all that's needed. The manufacturer cannot demand that maintenance be performed by a dealer. Even if the required maintenance were not followed, the manufacturer would need to prove that lack of maintenance was a likely cause of the mechanical problem that led to the warranty claim.
I know all about the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act and that it is illegal for dealers and manufacturers to deny warranty to DIY'ers. However if the dealer and/or manufacturer fight you and attribute the failure to bad parts or poor installation, you end up in a battle against the dealer and/or the manufacturer.
If you buy a brand new car and do all your own maintenance, and then 2 years/30K miles later show up at the dealer with an engine problem and no vehicle history in the service network, the dealer is going to really be tough. Customer #2 shows up and has a complete service history in the database. Their car will be serviced under warranty no questions asked.
However if the dealer and/or manufacturer fight you and attribute the failure to bad parts or poor installation, you end up in a battle against the dealer and/or the manufacturer.
The parts used by DIYers must meet factory specs. A warranty claim can be properly denied if they don't and the non-spec parts contributed to the problem. The best way to avoid that issue is to buy only OEM parts, e.g. oil filters. If the installation was "bad", the manufacturer must prove the installation was faulty and contributed to the problem.
From a less-worries standpoint, yes, it's going to be easier to get routine maintenance done by a dealer or a mechanic who can provide receipts as to the work performed, and stand behind their work. Since my local Hyundai dealer provides free oil changes as long as I own the car, for both new and used cars purchased there, it's an easy decision for me to have scheduled maintenance performed there. But I don't have all maintenance performed there, if they charge too much. For example, the dealer just quoted me $500 for a front brake job on my 2004 Elantra. When I said, "no, thanks", they said it would be about $350 if they used NAPA parts vs. OEM parts. Better, but not good enough... I know a good mechanic who did it for $125, including parts. I have a receipt. Not that it matters, warranty-wise, as brakes aren't covered under the powertrain warranty.